We learnt about syllables and that they are beats in a word. For example, then name Laidlaw has two syllables in it (Laid-law), and so does Northcote (North-cote). The word experiment has four (ex-pe-ri-ment), and class only has one.

We then wrote some haiku poems, because they're nice short poems (three lines long) that only require you to get the correct amount of syllables on the lines. No rhyming! The first line has to have five syllables, the second must have seven, and the last line has five again. This makes a pattern 5 - 7 - 5.

These are our haiku poems about Stratus, our cockatiel.

Piper

Stratus cute fluffy
Cheerful greedy lovely bird
Flappy wings flying

Jacob

Stratus is happy
My friend is so colourful
My favourite birdy

Finn

Copy cat birdy
Adorable cute Stratus
Greedy cockatiel

DJ

Stratus playful bird
Cockatiel cheery birdy
Funny colourful

Jessica

Copy cat birdy
Stratus is cute and shy
Funny cockatiel

Britney

Adorable bird
Cute chirpy tiny playful
Mohawk copycat

Tady

Stratus cockatiel
Adorable shy birdy
Yellow orange grey

Nathan

Yellow white cute bird
Stratus is a happy chap
He has a good grip

Emilia

Copy cat cute thing
Stratus is a dancing bird
I love him a lot

Sam

Stratus colourful
Showering in the warm rain
Yellow orange grey

Lydia

Stratus cockatiel
Dancing and good grip shy rain
Hairdo crest greedy

Luke

Stratus cockatiel
Spiky hairdo copy cat
Funny and happy

Joshua

Stratus is chirpy
Mrs Laidlaw’s bird is good
He dances happy

Georgia

Cute and soggy bird
Stratus is colourful yeah
He is really nice

Clive

Stratus is happy
Stratus cockatiel bird
He is three years old

Gemma

Adorable bird
Stratus is a cockatiel
He loves to copy

Brad

Fluffy crested bird
Stratus is a copy cat
Bitey and greedy

James

Colourful Stratus
Gray and orange spots on head
Funny and playful

Calum

Stratus cockatiel
Dancing colourful birdy
Funny and tiny

Adam

Stratus cockatiel
Dancing colourful birdy
Funny and playful